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Tar Pits Are a Death Trap. Except for This Fly.
4:45
The petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Watch This Starfish Protect Her Babies From Danger
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Six-rayed sea stars make great moms, caressing and protecting their babies for months!
Fly Metamorphosis is a Beautiful Nightmare
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House flies deploy a specialized organ called the ptilinum to break out of their pupa!
Stingless Bees Guard Tasty Honey With Barricades, Bouncers and Bites
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Stingless bees don’t have stingers. So, how do they keep honey thieves away?
Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating
5:16
After cochineals die, their legacy lives on in the brilliant red hue produced by their hemolymph!
Watch Ferns Get Freaky
3:44
Those rows of orange cluster under a fern leaf are spores waiting to be catapulted away.
These Solar-Powered Carnivorous Flatworms Divide and Conquer
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These tiny marine flatworms are smaller than a grain of rice but have amazing abilities!
That's Not Rain, That's Super-powered Pee!
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Sharpshooters have super-propulsive urine using a catapult in their butt.
A Coral is Born
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Corals create an underwater "snowstorm" by sending tiny white spheres up the water column.
Why Does This Fly Live in Your Bathroom?
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Ever wonder how those tiny, jumpy flies got onto your bathroom wall?
Watch Jellyfish Go Through Their “Stack of Pancakes” Phase
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Jellyfish clone themselves by morphing into a stack of squirming jellyfish pancakes.
Dog Ticks Are Changing Their Diet. You’re on the Menu
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As temperatures rise, the brown dog tick is more likely to feast on you.
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